Now, the usual disclaimer: The figures do not include deductions for items such as insurance, licenses and taxes. Additionally, the figures do not include money paid by sponsors, which can oftentimes be a substantial portion of a fighter’s income. They also do not include any other “locker room” or special bonuses the UFC oftentimes pays.

For example, as discussed above, the figures above do not include the UFC’s traditional “fight night” bonuses. The UFC 106 bonuses were worth $70,000. The organization awarded $70,000 to Nogueira (Knockout of the Night) and Johnson (Fight of the Night), and $140,000 to dual-award winner Koscheck (Submission of the Night and Fight of the night).

The figures also do not include the show and win money the UFC paid to Dustin Hazelett, who was forced off the card when opponent Karo Parisyan pulled out of the event on the eve of the show. Hazelett made $28,000 ($14,000 to show and a $14,00 win bonus) at UFC 91, his most recent appearance.

In other words, the above salary figures are simply base salaries reported to the commission and do not reflect entire compensation packages for the event.

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